31 May 2010

to kick things off right, I'm running a super happy 2-for-1 sale. this week, all prints are buy one, get one free. details here. also, I'm doing a little print giveaway over at shutter sisters. hop on over and leave a comment before midnight tonight for a chance to win.

23 May 2010

please do not judge me when I tell you how long I waited to unravel the surprise ball. because, look at it. I mean really. prettiest. ball. ever. color so bright you can practically taste it. gina (surprise ball maker extraordinaire) kindly sent one my way and once I received it, here's what I did: I tucked it away someplace safe. and I did not touch it for two years. I KNOW. people, do not judge. I could not help myself. I was saving it for a rainy day, I was waiting for emergency circumstances. ultimately, I was forced to put it on the list. according to gina, I am not the only one. there have been others-- all of them reluctant to unravel, all of them women. I don't know what that says about us.

anyway.

but one bleak january day I broke down and I'll tell you, I could not have picked a better day.

you know what the hardest part was? breaking that seal.

in case you're wondering, this is how the surprise ball works: you unravel it. and as you unravel it, sweet little vintage trinkets are revealed. no one was more excited about than this than ava, designated unraveler.

once the paper confetti came spilling out, the party was totally on. then came the paper balloons, brilliantly buried in layer after layer of crepe paper, flattened and ready to blow up.

I may or may not have squealed when I first saw the vintage swimming goggles.

actually, I'm pretty sure there was squealing.

lots and lots of squealing.

dear baby crayon, I love you.

and little bluebird candle holder, I will probably have to bake a special cake. just for you.

the end would have been devastating had we not been so taken with the sweet old jacob's ladder toy we found at the center.

truth be told, it was the pile of leftover crepe paper that sort of stole my heart. it sat on my desk for weeks and weeks afterwards. I could not bear to throw it away.

one of a kind vintage trinkets from all over the world. swoon worthy, yes? we are in love with every last little thing. and we are still fighting over stuff. though the vintage goggles are mine. THEY'RE MINE. gina, we thank you. a thousand times over, we thank you. your awesomeness cannot adequately be put into words.

(number 16 off the list and you can find gina's extraordinary surprise balls over at kiosk)

22 May 2010

18 May 2010

in the spring issue of UPPERCASE: pyrex, nylon, glockenspiels, grandparents, textiles, foxes, romanticism, cardboard, pattern, post-its, babushkas, band camp. and my regular covet column featuring the story behind a vintage brooch collection. take a peek, if you like. or get your copy here.

12 May 2010

"we photographers deal in things which are continually vanishing, and when they have vanished, there is no contrivance on earth which can make them come back again. we cannot develop and print a memory."

04 May 2010

if, heaven forbid, the above polaroids go mysteriously missing or the internets are suddenly destroyed in an elaborate whackadoodle scheme to take over the world, I'll be okay. because the way ezra looked yesterday in the fur hat that made him feel like a pirate explorer is not something I'll ever forget. not ever. and the color of the sky the day my mom turned the car around so I could take pictures of an old sign? also unforgettable.

03 May 2010

week of the polaroid is so on, peoples. monday tuesday wednesday thursday friday. everyday I'll be posting and checking the pool for crazy inspiration. so, you know. the polaroid par-tay is officially on.